Chee

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: chee

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Navajo Chee, Hokkien (Chhî), Cantonese (zyu1), etc.

Proper noun

[edit]

Chee

  1. A surname.

Statistics

[edit]
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Chee is the 6784th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4973 individuals. Chee is most common among American Indian/Alaska Native (51.4%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (35.93%) individuals.
[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From łichííʼ (red), a commonly adopted surname when the BIA required Native Americans to take surnames for the purpose of official records.

Proper noun

[edit]

Chee

  1. a surname